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F. Scott Fitzgerald Was Interesting, But You Should Get to Know Zelda

by Minnesota Countrymouse on Fri 25 Jan 2008 10:03 AM CST | Permanent Link | Cosmos

Marker in Front of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Home on Summit Avenue

Back when I was the epitome of a country mouse in 1996 and just beginning to explore the Twin Cities with my friend, Penny, I attended F. Scott Fitzgerald's 100th birthday party hosted by Garrison Keillor at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul. Oh my goodness. It was really something. I attended A Prairie Home Companion and saw Garrison Keillor dancing on the stage with orange socks on - or red, I forget which. And here's the really exciting part. I think he looked at me!

F. Scott Fitzgerald's House on Summit Avenue in Saint Paul, Minnesota

OK, so that's probably not something to write home about, but his dedication to Fitzgerald made me very curious about the author and somehow I stumbled across the book Zelda , a fascinating biography of Fitzgerald's bohemian wife. I couldn't put it down. If you want a glimpse into the colorful and decadent lifestyle of trendsetters in the roaring 20's, this is it. And as disturbed as Zelda was through much of her adult life, there were parts of her story that made me wish I were her.

I headed back to the country after my stay in Saint Paul with Penny feeling like a true cosmopolitan.

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